UK Jews Gravitating to Greens and Reform UK as Support for Main Parties Falls

Findings show a emerging political divide among British Jews, with approval rising fast for the Green Party – buoyed up by newer generation and “anti-Zionist” Jews – while older Orthodox men lean toward Reform UK as confidence in the two main parties “plummets”.

Support for the Conservative and Labour parties among UK Jewish voters had declined to 58% by summer 2025 from nearly 84% in 2020, according to a report from a leading demographic center, which stated it was “the lowest level we’ve observed by a significant margin”.

Generally, Labour has been favored by more “secular” Jews while the Conservative party is historically preferred by more “religious” Jews.

Meanwhile, roughly a fifth of British Jews (18%) were backing the Green Party by summer 2025 – which analysts labeled “paradoxical” given its policy on the Israeli state, which it termed an “apartheid state” in a decision at its 2024 Manchester conference.

Support for the Green Party rose 9% among the Jewish community between the summer 2024 election and June 2025, exceeding the 1% growth in backing for the Greens among the broader voting population over the identical timeframe, and predating the leadership of a leading member who identifies as a “proud” Jew but “non-Zionist”.

The report stated the rise in Green party support implied “for a significant minority of Jews, domestic priorities and progressive values surpass global matters”.

In contrast, support for the Reform Party rose among the Jewish community from 3% in August 2024 to 11% in June 2025. Yet the increase lagged the 14% jump the Reform Party received with the wider electorate.

“The community is less inclined [than the broader public] to support Reform [11% vs 28%], but more inclined to support the Green Party [18% vs 7%],” the report stated.

A prominent expert said: “Reform UK is more likely to appeal to men, elderly, observant, and pro-Israel Jews; the Greens are more prone to attract younger, unaffiliated and anti-Zionist …[but] it is essential to recognize that it is also part of a larger, broader shift affecting the national electorate as a entirety.”

Still, the “surge in Jewish support for the Reform Party – a political group whose discourse on border policy and nationalism would typically be predicted to estrange diverse populations, such as Jews” was described as “striking” by researchers.

“Notable portions of the Jewish community may gravitate toward voices offering strength and clarity, despite ideological baggage” when established parties were viewed as “indecisive or unfriendly”, it commented.

The study stated: “For the earliest occasion in modern Jewish community records, backing of the two main parties collectively has dropped under 60%.

“Given that this is seen in wider society too, it is not just a statistical anomaly – it may suggest a structural shift in Jewish political identity.

“Three forces appear to be fueling this fragmentation: the Middle East hostilities and its divisive impact on Jewish attitudes; increasing hostility towards Jews, peaking with a notable security breach at a religious center; and a wider erosion of faith in traditional political groups.

“Together, these issues are driving Jews in the direction of organizations that provide certainty – be it through mass rhetoric or far-left ideals.

“If recent developments continue … the UK Jewish community are predicted to become more politically polarised, prompting further internal community tensions.”

The research body, which monitors population shifts, polled 11,000 UK Jewish individuals for the report, called The shift away from two-party support? New developments in the voting patterns of the Jewish community.

It revealed that in the election year, Jewish electors were more likely than the general population to back the leading parties, with 44% supporting the Labour Party, compared with 34% of the general public, and 32% supporting the Conservative Party, compared with 24% of the wider electorate.

By June, support for the Labour Party had slumped by 13% among UK Jewish voters, against a 9% decline with the wider electorate, while Conservative support among UK Jewish voters fell by 4%, paralleling the broader population. “Small and consistent” approval of the Liberal Democrats has changed from 8% to 9% among UK Jewish voters.